Bourton on the Water

Kingsbridge Inn in Bourton-on-the-Water. A lot of the countryside here looks exactly like Pennsylvania… so much in England to love. (Driving on the left, not so much. But the way the traffic ‘works’ here is SO much better than in the states!) #roundaboutConvert

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Lower Slaughter

Possible the prettiest village in all of England.

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Broadway Tower

Originally built as a “folly”, still provides a great view over the Cotswolds.

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Not acting her age

I snuck a photo of Tracy vaulting a rail!

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Hidcote 7

…and a proper tea to finish it off. #pinkiesUp

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Hidcote 6

Macro shots of flowers.

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Carefully

Very carefully photographing flowers today. :) No filter, no zoom lens, just reeeeally close.

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Hidcote 4

It’s obvious why this is in the National Trust. “Plants grow in a jumble, flowering shrubs mingle with roses, climbers scramble over hedges and seedlings come up wherever they choose to sow themselves. That’s how I like to garden.” ~ Lawrence Johnston

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Hidcote 3

This place is over the top brilliant.

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Hidcote 2

This was originally one man’s personal project circa 1920’s.

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